In response to the news that Bills receiver James Hardy, a second-round pick in last month’s draft, allegedly pulled a gun on his father on Mother’s Day (his mom would be wise to avoid Hardy on Father’s Day), a league source has alerted us to the fact that this wasn’t the first domestic incident involving the former Indiana standout. 

Two years ago, Hardy spent three nights in jail after allegedly committing battery against his girlfriend.  He was charged with domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of a crime.  Hardy eventually was released on bond.

When his girlfriend called 911, an operator heard the woman say that Hardy had “hit her and her baby.”  The line then disconnected, apparently because Hardy had yanked the phone out of the wall.

The source described Hardy to us as a “scary dude,” and said that the reports of Hardy striking a baby scared many teams away from him.

But not the Bills.